Thursday, 30 October 2014

Higher bloggers :) A slow week for me with many internet/email/blog issues; sorted now but it's taken me days to get it right. But did manage to find time for a quick A6 card...No greeting as the way my week was going, I may have messed it up on the last leg so quit while the going was good!

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Another nifty box template from Paper Crafters Sampler - Summer - August 2014 - Welcome Back to School. I've decorated the removable desk lid with inspiring quotes and used inside of the desk for pencils but, of course, it's a gift box so fill with whatever!
Please don't look too closely at the feet of MY desk legs! I didn't follow the instructions correctly and made them too big but, Melanie has added 3d instructions that show a duff like me how the assembly should go :oops:
That said, I'm still very pleased with the result

The message is basically "Work hard at school and the world is your oyster!!!"

I like the way Melanie has enabled the creation of a trough for implements or whatever!

Good morning bloggers :)
Well after trying to post this project in the early hours of this morning I had to give up (and go to bed :lol:) due to losing internet connection.
It's still playing up this morning, is it down to the blustery weather?

So perusing through Pinterest recently, I happened upon THIS different way of using the Catalina Wreath Die and so of course I just had to try it out.

Using a blank cardstock to fit a chosen card blank, I die-cut the wreath in the centre, removed the die-cut so as to sponge the colour on before resiting it and secured with DST.
Stamped my greeting from JustRite (Christmas Inner Thoughts - CL-04625) onto matching cardstock and placing behind the aperture with foam fixings.
A second cut was made from which I snipped off a few flowers to add as dimension.
Finally, finishing off with Cosmic Shimmer white PVA managing to apply some tiny blobs on the smallest stem buds.

I'm pleased with how this one turned out with no faff and pretty speedy to create ;)
Credit goes to SMITTEN for the inspiration!

So here is the Adirondack Chair/Box made from Melanie's genious template.

The embellishments are from a digi set I've had for such a long time by Gina Jane although I have a feeling this set. called Seeds of Kindness, was originally from PC Crafter who no longer seem to be trading.

Monday, 6 October 2014

Morning bloggers :) It's very wet here but, been for our doggy walk with my new waterproof pants and delighted to say that they work! I did have waterproofs but cheap n nasty, and they made you perspire so you got wet from the inside haha! You get what you pay for ;)

Well, I have some news to share... I've been invited onto the design team of PAPER CRAFTERS SAMPLER so it's an exciting period for me and really looking forward to getting stuck in :)
See the button on the right :)

Today I want to share a card I CASED from PAMSCRAFTS . Pam is a most talented crafter from the design team at OYSTER PAPER CRAFTS
And here's my version...

Using Conqueror metalic card and paper in Champagne throughout
The embossed background is pieced onto the CB using Cuttlebug dies. Decorated with little Sizzix flowers on the left, a bird die-cut also from Sizzix.
The main centre piece (base) is die-cut using a die from Nellie's,decorated with Memory Box poppy die, Sizzix leaf die and a Martha Stewart punched butterfly.
The bottom tier is finished with a Martha Stewart punch for the grass.
Those embossed words are cut from a Cuttlebug embossing folder.